Diocese of Ismailia opens bank account to donate for victims of forced displacement in Arish. The account number is 1069241 UNION NATIONAL BANK – EGYPT and bearing the name of Bishop Seraphim, Bishop of Ismailia

Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail spoke with Pope Tawadros by phone to discuss the recent attacks against Copts in Sinai.

Diocese of Ismailia denied collecting donations for Copts of Arish and said that a bank account will be opened for them on Sunday.

Observatory of Takfiri Fatawa and extremist views of the Fatwa House issued a statement to condemn targeting Coptic Christians in Sinai by ISIS and assured the attacks aim to destroy national unity.

Abba Besenty, bishop of Helwan, ordained 6 new priests at the Cathedral of St. Barsoum in Maasara. The new priests are Fathers Shenouda Ramsis, Amgad Ramsis, Falatous Naguib, Mataous Ayyad, Bemen Zaghloul and Nofer Samir.

Nadia Ahmed Abdu, former deputy governor of Behira governorate, was named the first lady to be appointed as governor in Egypt.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today the Lebanese President Michel Aoun in the Great Cathedral during his visit to Egypt that last for two days. Several bishops attended the visit incluing Abba Bishoy, Metropolitan of Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh, Anba Theodosius, Bishop of Giza, Abba Markos, General Bishop for Qubba diocese.

As Egypt is celebrating Valentine’s day on February 24th, fanatics have issued fatwas to prohibit celebrating it considering it feast of infidels and contradict with Islamic Sharia.

Dr. Sahar Nasr, Minister of International Cooperation, announced the approval of the Council of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to invest 700 million Euros in Egypt.

Islamophobia Observatory of the Fatwa House denounced the recent Israeli law to legitimize the settlements in Jerusalem. It added that such law will provoke further tensions in the region.

Diocese of North and South Carolina and Kentucky held Conference for Youth from February 3-5 about the acquisition of virtues.

The Egyptian Federation for Human Rights issued a statement to denounce the disappearance of Coptic woman from Nobaria called Salwa Nazmy and her three children.

Abba Pfnotios, Bishop of Samalout, celebrated yesterday the holy mass at the church of St. Mary in Tayeba village in Samalout.

Azhar Observatory declared its concerns about future of Muslims in the West after Muslims in one of the safest cities in the west were attacked. Muslims are hated and attacked on increasing basis of extremism.

Abba Zocima, Bishop of Atfih, ordained five new deacons at the monastery of St. Antony in Maimoun. The new deacons are Magdy Nasif, Emad Salib, Hany Fawzy, Tamer Mahrous, Antony Girgis. They were ordained at the rank of Ebi-diacon.

Aba Sarabamoun, Bishop of the monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natroun, promoted 6 priests to the rank of Hegumain. They are monks Bemen of St. Bishoy, Youil of St. Bishoy, Angelos of St. Makarious, Nekodimous of St. Makarious, Polous of St. Bishoy and Youakim of St. Makarious.

A number of Egyptian officials and Coptic bishops of the Coptic Orthodox Church opened on Tuesday the museum of modern Coptic martyrs in the Coptic Cultural Center.

Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, said that people don’t like Dhimmi term, though it was very popular in the beginning of Islam as it was the first time that non-Muslims had rights under an Islamic state.

Coptic Church in the UAE held a Conference for Coptic youth in the UAE that discussed walls to be demolished and others to be built in our lives.

Abba Mina, general bishop in Canada, celebrated the first mass at the Church of Resurrection in Canada in the presence of hundreds of the congregation.

Dr. Mohamed Mukhtar Juma, Minister of Awqaf, attended on Saturday a conference in Fayoum Governorate under the title "Fayoum against extremism on the road to development".